A Research on the Core Competences in Chinese Major Education Course — Focused on University-specific Cases —

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 119-147
Author(s):  
SOOKWANG WUI
Keyword(s):  
The Core ◽  
Core Competences

Leadership and the Development of the American Library Association’s Core Competences of Librarianship

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Hicks
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
American Library ◽  
The Core ◽  
Core Competences ◽  
Analyse Du Discours

Leadership is a topic of growing interest to librarians. Its importance is highlighted in its addition to the American Library Association’s Core Competences of Librarianship. Using discourse analysis and insider interviews, this paper explores the discourse of leadership surrounding the development of the Core Competences and its impact on LIS education.Le leadership est un sujet d’intérêt croissant pour les bibliothécaires comme l’en témoigne son ajout aux compétences de bases en bibliothéconomie de l’American Library Association. Cette communication explore à l’aide d’une analyse du discours et d’entrevues internes comment s’articule la notion de leadership dans le développement des compétences de base et son impact sur dans les programmes d’enseignement dans le domaine. 

scholarly journals Redesigning Systems Thinking

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Birger Sevaldson
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Management ◽  
Systems Thinking ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Working Paper ◽  
The Core ◽  
Core Competences ◽  
Core Concepts ◽  
Many Core ◽  
Systemic Design

The resent movement of Systemic Design seeks for new synergies between Design and Systems. While the usefulness of systems approaches in design has been fairly obvious, this paper argues that many core concepts in design are beneficial in systems thinking. This seems reasonable when it comes to the concept of Design Thinking. However, as this paper argues, the more practical core concepts of design are equally important. Designerly skills have been regarded as belonging mainly in the realm of traditional commercial design, whereas design thinking has been regarded as useful in strategic management settings. This paper argues against the idea of separating design thinking from design action. The skills and competences of design, such as the composition of the shape and form that are obvious in product design, are central to Systems Oriented Design (SOD). SOD is a version in the emerging pluralistic field of Systemic Design. The Systemic Design movement should recognise the core values of design and integrate them in systems thinking. This integration would contribute to innovation in both Systemic Design and systems thinking. Among the core competences of design discussed in the paper are composition, choreography, orchestration, the notion of the Gesamtkunstwerk and open-ended multi-scalar design strategies that allow for both structural and organic development. The paper provides examples to support its proposal for the use of concrete aesthetic principles to guide Systemic Design processes. This paper expands the working paper entitled “Holistic and dynamic concepts in design: What design brings to systems thinking”, which was presented at the RSD3 symposium (2014). 

Focused Current Reality Tree (DRAFT)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boaz Ronen ◽  
Joseph S Pliskin ◽  
Shimeon Pass
Keyword(s):  
Visual Communication ◽  
Core Competence ◽  
Interdisciplinary Teams ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
The Core ◽  
Core Competences ◽  
Simple Tool ◽  
Current Reality

The focused current reality tree (fCRT) is a simple tool for identifying the core or root problems of an organization or a system. This tool provides the organization with a small number of core problems that, when solved, will increase its value significantly. It also serves as a visual communication tool within the organization. Since the fCRT is a subjective tool, we recommend creating it by interdisciplinary teams. This chapter provides an easy recipe for constructing fCRTs. In a similar manner, the core competences tree (CCT) is a simple yet potent tool for identifying and focusing on the organization’s strengths. A detailed recipe for constructing core competence trees is provided.

scholarly journals Open Data and the Core Competences of Government: Lessons from Flanders, Belgium

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nils Walravens ◽  
Mathias Van Compernolle ◽  
Lieven De Marez ◽  
Pieter Ballon ◽  
Pieter Colpaert
Keyword(s):  
Open Data ◽  
The Core ◽  
Core Competences

scholarly journals The End of Core Competence: What the “Stars” Foretell

1995 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 69-73
Author(s):  
P S Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Core Competence ◽  
Logical Structure ◽  
Global Competition ◽  
Industrial History ◽  
The Core ◽  
Core Competences ◽  
The Core Competence

The core competence concept has proved to be an elusive one for management scholars and executives alike because of its ambivalence towards Japanese industrial history, selectivity towards corporate histories,and the amorphousness and porosity of its logical structure. This note by P S Thomas tries to show how identification of core competences can be facilitated by complete reviews of the histories of two “star” corporations, viz., Matsushita Electric and Fujitsu Ltd. More such case studies may have to be undertaken and⁄ or discussed to facilitate the use of the core competence perspective for global competition.

Why the Zebra's Stripes are Important

2017 ◽  
pp. 187-199
Author(s):  
Mambo Mupepi ◽  
Aslam Modak ◽  
Robert Frey
Keyword(s):  
Core Competence ◽  
Management Theory ◽  
Multiple Resources ◽  
The Core ◽  
Core Competences ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
The Core Competence ◽  
Market Leadership

This article progresses the argument that the core competences of the company must be created, diffused, and distributed and protected, to effectively exploit the market. Companies compete on what they know best and in management theory organizations draw a repertoire of multiple resources and skills to effectively differentiate the business in vying for market leadership. The core competence or capability of the firm can be described as talent and a special ability that allows the enterprise to produce the goods demanded by customers exceptionally well. The core competences can also be referred to as explicit practices constituting measurable or observable knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors critical in meeting the needs of clients. The capability should be crafted in a manner that makes imitation by similar entities impossible.

Research of Core Competence of the Leading International Engineering Constructors

2014 ◽  
Vol 584-586 ◽  
pp. 2272-2276
Author(s):  
Biao Xie ◽  
Wei Zhan ◽  
Xing Wang
Keyword(s):  
Core Competence ◽  
Market Performance ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Construction Market ◽  
International Construction ◽  
The Core ◽  
Business Units ◽  
Core Competences ◽  
Resources And Capabilities ◽  
The Core Competence

During the last ten years, the international construction market has kept growing. However, not all the international contractors have good performance according to the study of the rankings of international contractors in ENR TOP 225. The core competence analysis model was established according to the theory and research of the competitiveness in international contracting industry. Two methods to determine the core competences of leading international engineering constructor were confirmed. Firstly, the core competences could be found by studying the market performance to research companies’ products, services and core business units. Secondly, the general competences and core competences could be determined according to the enterprises’ resources and capabilities to determine.

LOGISTICS COMPETENCES AS THE CORE COMPETENCES OF A FIRM AFFECTING BUSINESS COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE CREATION

2017 ◽  
Vol 66 (0) ◽  
pp. 25-33
Author(s):  
Rafał Matwiejczuk
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Economic Outcomes ◽  
Business Success ◽  
The Core ◽  
Core Competences ◽  
Firm Success

Firms are constantly looking for ways leading to competitive advantage creation. Such advantage may be embedded on business success potentials including resources, capabilities and competences. From business competitive advantage perspective, the most significant potentials are competences. The effective and efficient exploitation of the competences may contribute to the achievement of the expected market and economic outcomes by the firm. Such outcomes are the symptoms of business success and the basis for business competitive advantage creation. In recent years one may notice an increasing significance of logistics seen as the crucial factor (or set of factors) of a firm success as well as business competitive advantage creation. The purpose of the article is to express the most important characteristics of logistics competences as the core competences of a firm in the context of the sustained, long-term business competitive advantage creation. The article is based on the literature review concerning the growing significance of a firm’s core competences as well as the possibilities of logistics competences exploitation in business competitive advantage creation.

scholarly journals The Strategic Importance of Supplier Relationships in the Automotive Industry

10.5772/56257 ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ove Brandes ◽  
Staffan Brege ◽  
Per-Olof Brehmer
Keyword(s):  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Automobile Industry ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Product Portfolio ◽  
Longitudinal Case Study ◽  
Supplier Relationships ◽  
The Core ◽  
Industry Level ◽  
Core Competences

The aim of this paper is to analyse longitudinally the development of purchasing strategies in the automotive industry during the last 20 years. The amplitude of the business cycle during this time frame has been very high and includes periods of financial/automotive crisis as well as high sales and demand. Our empirical data is primarily drawn from a 1990–2010 longitudinal case study of the relationship between automaker Volvo Personal Cars and Autoliv, a supplier of seat belts and airbags, complemented with secondary data framing the development of the industry level. The theoretical focus is on outsourcing and purchasing strategies developed within long-lasting buyer-supplier relationships; theoretical pillars are found in transaction-cost theories and the resource-based view of the firm. Based on the longitudinal case study, our analysis pinpoints the importance of intimate cooperation between customer and supplier in areas close to the core values and core competences of the buyer (that is, the automaker). From an industry-level perspective, the winners in the automobile industry from 2010 and onwards have been and will be those who can organize long-term collaboration partnerships between the automakers, their suppliers, and the political stakeholders, and who can outsource a large part of the technical development to the suppliers in areas also close to the core competences. The automakers must accept that their suppliers have competing automakers as their customers and search for synergies in their product portfolio. Theoretically, there is a need for conceptual development through deeper studies of the firm's relational capability and its implications.

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